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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Auburn - Central, NSW


The suburb of Auburn - Central is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Auburn - Central is located in the Sydney area, in NSW. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are very vulnerable to employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a younger population relative to the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Auburn - Central has education levels which are below the NSW average. This increases the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Auburn - Central earn less than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Auburn - Central is less than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Auburn - Central are making monthly payments which are below the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Auburn - Central's workforce is more likely to be part-time employed relative to the NSW average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to NSW is poor.

Auburn - Central's workforce is more likely to be underemployed relative to the NSW average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to NSW is poor

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Auburn - Central relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Auburn - Central NSW Australia
Median Age 30 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 48.61% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $422 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1130 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1260 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1800 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $440 $380 $335
Average household size 3.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 37.93% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 13.07% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.82% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 13.03% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 65.87% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 42.78% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 55.63% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 45.43% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.00% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 6.90% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.94% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.47% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 11.55% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.23% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.11% 1.76% 1.70%